Abbot Collection

SAINT JOHN CLIMACUS (550-649). Abbot of Mount Sinai. St John Climacus at the top rung of his Ladder of Heavenly Ascent. A late 12th century icon from Sinai

Fudo Myoo Threatening a Novice, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Fudo Myoo Threatening a Novice, 1885

Young Trainspotters
Boy trainspotters at Newton Abbot, Devon, England. In the platform is the Royal Duchy, with British Rail diesel engine Dragon at the head

Newton Abbot - 1926
Great Western Railway Station Newton Abbot Devon

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
The magnificent cathedral at Ely, Cambridgeshire, known affectionately as the Ship of the Fens. The present cathedral was started by Abbot Simeon (1082-1094, brother of Walkelin)

Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist
Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884), Austrian botanist and founder of genetics. Mendel, the abbot of an abbey in Brno, carried out breeding experiments with pea plants (held in hand)

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, 1924-1926. Artist: FC Varley
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, 1924-1926. The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely is known locally as the ship of the Fens because of its prominent shape

FRANCE: CLUNY, 1095. Left: While on his way to Clermont, France, to proclaim the First Crusade in 1095, Pope Urban II, surrounded by cardinals, consecrates the convent Church of Cluny

PETER MARTYR (1500-1562). Pietro Martire Vermigli. Florentine Augustinian abbot and religious reformer. Oil on canvas, 1560, by Hans Asper

Saint Bartholomew. Artist: El Greco, Dominico (1541-1614)
Saint Bartholomew. Found in the collection of Museo del Greco, Toledo

Western Garage and Engineering Works, Newton Abbot, Devon, fitted with two Kinnear rolling metal shutters. circa 1930s

Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fish. Artist: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fish. Found in the collection of Kunsthaus Zurich

The Virgin and Child with Saints Anthony Abbot and George, c. 1440. Artist: Pisanello, Antonio (1395-1455)
The Virgin and Child with Saints Anthony Abbot and George, c. 1440. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

MIGNET POU DE CIEL
Henri Mignets Pou-de-ciel (= Flying Flea) is produced under licence in countries outside France - this is a British version by Abbot- Baynes based on Mignet s

Bannockburn / Inchaffray
Before the battle, the Abbot of Inchaffray blesses the Scottish troops, who proceed to defeat Edward IIs army

Saint Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury
Saint Dunstan, Abbot of Glastonbury, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London, then Archbishop of Canterbury, pictured here with a vision of the Virgin and Child

Saint Columba, 521 - 597. Irish abbot and missionary Evangelist. The day before he died Columba feeling tired, sat down to rest beside a cross fixed into a millstone

Gusinoozersk Datsan Khamba Lama (abbot (1)), lamas and lama musicians... 1880-1889. Creator: Peter Adamovich Milevskiy
Gusinoozersk Datsan Khamba Lama (abbot (1)), lamas and lama musicians. During the service, Khamba Lama holds a honkho in his hands, that is, a bell and a vachir (2)

Signing of the Magna Carta
3789843 Signing of the Magna Carta; (add.info.: Signing of the Magna Carta or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England)

Signing of the Magna Carta
3789839 Signing of the Magna Carta; (add.info.: Signing of the Magna Carta or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England)

School photograph, boys class, Newton Abbot, Devon School photograph, boys class
School photograph, boys class, Newton Abbot, Devon. 20th century

Saint Anthony the Abbot Tormented by Demons. Artist: Desi, Joan (active 1481-1520)
Saint Anthony the Abbot Tormented by Demons. Found in the collection of Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Madonna and Child in glory with the saints Anthony of Padua and Francis, 1530. Found in the collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome

Muchelney Abbey a71_00456
Muchelney Abbey, Abbots House, Muchelney, South Somerset, Somerset, 1939. Exterior view showing the north elevation of the Abbots House at Muchelney Abbey

Bishop statue at the Palais in Eltville am Rhein, in the Rheingau, Hesse

Fowell General Purpose Engine number 93, The Abbot, reg. CE 7894, at Roxton Park on 15 September 1973. Date: 1973

Newton Abbot - Market Place

Newton abbot

The Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Death takes the Abbot's miter and drags him away.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death, based on original drawings by Peter Paul Rubens, 1860

DONATI, ngelo (16th century). Comfortable life may slow Death but it can not escape'. Illustration of the manuscript The Courtship of Death (Il Corteggio della Morte) by Abbot Angelo Donati

St Bernard Crushing a Demon, 1563 (oil on panel)
868065 St Bernard Crushing a Demon, 1563 (oil on panel) by Venusti, Marcello (c.1512-79); 222x108 cm; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 - August 20)

Virgin and child with saint John the Baptist, Peter, Paul, Anthony the abbot, Michael, Bartholomew
5309711 Virgin and child with saint John the Baptist, Peter, Paul, Anthony the abbot, Michael, Bartholomew, Onophrius and Lawrence, 1420-30 (tempera on wood) by Mariotto di Cristofano

Very large historiated initial S, showing Saint Stephen, c. 1350-1400 (coloured inks and gold leaf on vellum)
986165 Very large historiated initial S, showing Saint Stephen, c.1350-1400 (coloured inks and gold leaf on vellum) by Gherarducci

Saint Bernard
3783149 Saint Bernard; (add.info.: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. French abbot, and one of the main reformers of Cistercian order. c. 1094-1153. Engraving by Lefevre, c.1844)

Suger
3783148 Suger; (add.info.: Abbot Suger. One of the last Frankish abbot-statesmen, a historian, and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture. C.1087-1152. Engraving by Hitzinski, c.1844)

Diptych of Robrecht de Clercq, Abbot of Ter Duinen, c. 1499 (oil on panel)
471485 Diptych of Robrecht de Clercq, Abbot of Ter Duinen, c.1499 (oil on panel) by Master of 1499 (fl.1499); Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Crucifixion (left wing), The Prophecy of the Recovery of Hezekiah (centre panel)
LAF470985 The Crucifixion (left wing), The Prophecy of the Recovery of Hezekiah (centre panel), Abbot Jacobus Delrio with Patron Saint (right wing) (oil on panel) by Backer

St. Bernard, left hand panel from the Triptych of St. Erasmus, c. 1460 (oil on panel)
3471330 St. Bernard, left hand panel from the Triptych of St. Erasmus, c.1460 (oil on panel) by Bouts, Dirck (c.1415-75); 82x169 cm; Museums of Louvain

Caesar Alexander Scaglia, Abbot of Staffarda, c. 1634 (oil on canvas)
471311 Caesar Alexander Scaglia, Abbot of Staffarda, c.1634 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The members of the fencer's guild welcome the Abbot of Sint-Michiels, 1746 (oil on canvas)
471114 The members of the fencer's guild welcome the Abbot of Sint-Michiels, 1746 (oil on canvas) by Horemans, Jan Josef the Younger (1714-90); 140x204 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten

The Temptation of Antony Abbot of Egypt (oil on panel)
471521 The Temptation of Antony Abbot of Egypt (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 88x71 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Saint Ambrose refuses Emperor Theodosius Admission to the Church (tempera on panel)
471158 Saint Ambrose refuses Emperor Theodosius Admission to the Church (tempera on panel) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455)

Detail of St. Bartholemew and St. Bernard of Clairvaux from the Altarpiece of the Convent of St. Dominic of Manresa
IND49368 Detail of St. Bartholemew and St. Bernard of Clairvaux from the Altarpiece of the Convent of St. Dominic of Manresa by Serra, Pere (fl.1357-1405); Museo Episcopal de Vic, Osona, Catalonia

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United Kingdom, North Wales, Llangollen. Valle Crucis Abbey, a Cistercian church dating from the 13th century, preserved and maintained by the CADW. Date: 19/05/2005

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Romanesque Art. Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll. Founded by the Count Wilfred the Hairy in 879 or 880. Historic-artistic monument since 1931. Outside view. Ripoll. Catalonia. Spain

Concerts of Animals (litho)
6002549 Concerts of Animals (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Concerts of Animals)

Saint Bernard and his Sister Hombeline, illustration from Helmet & Cowl: Stories of Monastic and Military Orders W. M
STC445260 Saint Bernard and his Sister Hombeline, illustration from Helmet & Cowl: Stories of Monastic and Military Orders W.M. Letts and M.F.S

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"From Saint John Climacus to Young Trainspotters: Exploring the Abbot's Journey" Discover the fascinating world of abbots through time and diverse cultures. Let us embark on a journey that takes us from the ancient Mount Sinai to modern-day Newton Abbot, exploring various depictions of this revered figure. At the top rung of his Ladder of Heavenly Ascent, we find Saint John Climacus, an influential abbot who lived in the 6th century. His teachings continue to inspire spiritual seekers even today. In Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's artwork "Fudo Myoo Threatening a Novice, " we witness a different side of an abbot-novice relationship. This late 19th-century piece portrays a powerful abbot guiding and challenging his disciple towards enlightenment. Fast forward to 1926 in Newton Abbot, where young trainspotters eagerly observe passing locomotives. Little do they know that centuries ago, monks at nearby Ely Cathedral dedicated their lives to prayer and contemplation under the guidance of their wise abbot. Speaking of Ely Cathedral, it stands as a testament to architectural grandeur and monastic tradition. Within its walls, countless abbots have led their communities in worship and reflection throughout history. Gregor Mendel may not be commonly associated with abbots but this Austrian botanist was indeed one. Known as the father of genetics, he conducted groundbreaking experiments while serving as an abbot at St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno during the mid-19th century. Artistic representations also shed light on abbots' influence beyond monastery walls. In Arnold Bocklin's painting "Saint Anthony Preaching to Fish, " we see how even aquatic creatures were captivated by an abbot's words. El Greco's masterpiece "Saint Bartholomew" showcases yet another aspect – an abbot turned saint depicted with profound spirituality and grace.